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The FACTS.com database covers full text of Facts on File World News Digest (1940-Present), presented in a wide range of formats (text, photographs, maps, etc.) This database also includes articles from Facts On File News Services’ Issues and Controversies On File, Today’s Science On File, The World Almanac, and the World Almanac Encyclopedia (Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia).
There are two basic ways to search the databases:
- Keyword searching from the search screen
- Menu Access through indexes that provides links to the stories
Keyword Searching
Type in subject at the home page search bar field.
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Terms are automatically connected by “AND.”
Use phrasing ( that is double quote marks) if you want to search for a specific phrase (e.g. “George W. Bush”)
You can also expand or limit your search by selecting/de-selecting other available databases
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World News Digest (1980 to present) |
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World News Digest (1940 to 1979) |
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World News Special Features |
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Reuters® News (last two weeks) |
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Issues & Controversies |
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Today's Science |
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World Almanac Reference Database |
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World Almanac Encyclopedia |
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Select how you want to receive your results by marking “Story Date” or “Relevance
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Limit your search by selecting DATE RANGE.
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Menu Access Searching
Menu Access allows you to start from the top of a broad subject and narrow your focus as you search.
Menu Access is divided into separate subject areas, depending on which database you are using. Click on any of the main categories to see a list of broad content areas. Select one of the topics to see another list of more specific topics. You can continue to narrow down until you find the specific subject. The result may be a news story, a biography, maps, photographs, or a link to a website.
Need a Research Topic?
Issues & Controversies often covers multiple aspects of controversial issues through several articles. Looking at the clusters of related articles, you can gain a comprehensive picture of the issue and find ideas for research topics.
Following are themes found in Issues & Controversies, with links to the articles related to those themes.
Output: Print, Email, or Save to Portable Memory Device (Email for results in an article format only; if the result contain graphics, you must Print.)
Facts.com provides access to help by clicking on the question mark symbol 
. This icon can be found on every page in the database to provide help with search strategies, and how to cite the articles in a bibliography.
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